The Federal District of Metropolis, simply known as Metropolis, Delaware, is a major metropolitan city located on the United States' east coast. It is located in across the bay from sister city, Gotham City.

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Metropolis grew out of the colonial outpost Fort Hob, which was established by Swedish settlers in 1661. It eventually became a destination for immigrants, many of whom used their ingenuity to expand the fields of science and technology.

After coming to Earth and initially attacking the small Kansas town of Smallville, the AlienGeneral Zod and his forces moved his ship Black Zero to Metropolis where it hovered above before activating a gravity beam directly into the city. It began destroying the buildings and everything directly below it as it began terraforming the planet whilst connected to the World Engine on the other side of the planet.

the beam was ultimately stopped after he personally destroyed the World Engine, after which a C-17, carrying Kal-El's Starcraft, was crashed into the ship, causing a temporary portal to the Phantom Zone, which instantly sucked in all of the aliens, their ships, and most of the rubble, leaving a massive open plain in the center of the city. Superman and General Zod then battled each other across the city, with Superman ending up reluctantly killing his defiant opponent.

Sometime later, a clean up operation began and Metropolis slowly began to return to some form of normality.